Saturday Broadcast 59

Key topics:✔️ ICYMI news, 7/31-8/4.✔️3.5% unemployment rate. No recession coming. Now, defaults are on the rise and credit card debt is the highest it's ever been, but people'r'doin' great! 😵‍💫✔️ Maybe if we use adjectives like soft, smooth, resilient, and robust often enough, you'll believe it.Links:https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/feds-kashkari-sees-smooth-landing-5384505/https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/12468460https://finance.yahoo.com/news/banking-turmoil-arrives-in-small-town-usa-with-heartland-tri-state-failure-191454443.htmlhttps://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/08/01/stupid-butt-things/https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/13312020https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/01/job-market-is-cooling-says-economist-but-pockets-of-heat-remain.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/01/jolts-june-2023-job-openings-layoffs-both-declined-in-a-positive-sign-for-the-labor-market.htmlhttps://www.linkedin.com/news/story/job-openings-slip-to-2-year-low-5713644/https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/billionaire-ceo-says-remote-workers-just-need-a-nice-little-recession-to-return-to-the-office/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fitch-ratings.asp?hid=b73b603d72bcd3f47ade8267397398f51e717cde&did=9855109-20230802&utm_campaign=term-of-the-day_newsletter&utm_source=investopedia&utm_medium=email&utm_content=080223https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/02/the-fitch-analyst-behind-the-us-downgrade-breaks-down-the-decision.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/mohamed-el-erian-on-fitchs-us-debt-downgrade-why-now-180659135.htmlhttps://www.linkedin.com/news/story/cvs-earnings-up-amid-layoff-news-5715636/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/retirement-low-wage-older-workers-no-savings/https://medium.com/surviving-tomorrow/hyper-elites-are-desperate-for-a-recession-because-they-want-to-buy-your-assets-for-cheap-1e8800f836https://fortune.com/2023/08/03/michael-bloomberg-billionaire-return-to-office-federal-agencies/https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/bosses-confront-flex-work-realities-5386649/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jobs-report-us-labor-market-growth-set-to-slow-further-in-july-163440335.htmlhttps://www.linkedin.com/news/story/did-bad-vibes-ward-off-a-recession-5377569/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/04/google-offers-on-campus-hotel-special-to-lure-workers-back-in.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/04/heres-where-the-jobs-are-for-july-2023-in-one-chart.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/04/jpmorgan-backs-off-recession-call-even-with-very-elevated-risks.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-owe-a-record-1-trillion-in-credit-card-debt-205759223.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-is-still-walloping-wallets-just-ask-americas-diner-dennys-181216576.htmlLinks where I can be found: https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/01/30/updates-housekeeping/Need more? Email me: https://causeyconsultingllc.com/contact-causey/